Reggae

Jamaican jazz from Federal Records: Carib Roots, Jazz, Mento, Latin, Merengue & Rhumba 1960-19681. Like Falling In Love (Ernest Ranglin ; The Federal Band) 2. Profile Cha Cha (Cecil Lloyd ; The Starline Troubadors) 3. I Love Paris (Lennie Hibbert Combo)...

Jah Ova Evil collective presents their CD and LP called "Forever Judah". A must have from this beautiful album with J.O.E, the Gideon, DXL, Selah, Hempress Sativa, Nicole Miller and Jahwawah.1. J.O.E Belly of Di Beast 2. The Gideon Roots Rock 3. D'excell...

JACK JOHNSON / IN BETWEEN DUBIn - March 2020, Jack Johnson reached out to Lee "Scratch" Perry to produce a dub remix album based on Jack's most loved recordings. On August 29, 2021, the project was brought to a halt as Scratch departed this physical...

It is rare that any band displays the combination of talent and tenacity to continue connecting with audiences 3 decades into their career without becoming a cabaret show, but New York City ska/reggae institution The Slackers continue to push boldly...

Island records - The Vinyl Series Volume Three [2 LP] by Various Artists - Since it's beginnings in Jamaica in 1959, the story of the pioneering Island Records label has been inextricably linked to the story of it's founder, Chris Blackwell. Now,...

Introducing... Mr. Kingpin, the debut full-length album finally drops on vinyl on Jump Up! This 11-track LP includes scorching Jamaican ska tunes, soulful rocksteady ballads, and hard-hitting boss reggae riddims meant to be heard in the dancehalls. Jon E...

Insight was a Phill Pratt (Star Wars Dub)project originally released in 1979, this is a 180 gram vinyl reissue. Features many heavyweights from the Jamaican studio scene like Sly & Robbie, Ansel Collins, Tommy McCook and more.

Indy Only.

In the film 'Roots, Rock, Reggae' there is extraordinary footage of Lee 'Scratch' Perry producing a session at the Black Ark. The sequence shows Junior Murvin collaborating with members of the Congos and the Heptones on a song improvised on the spot for...

In over thirty years of meeting with reggae artists and musicians in the UK and Kingston, I never encountered anything like the feeling of being around the Xterminator camp during the nineties. It wasn't just the depth of talent that owner Philip "Fatis"...

In 1981, Brenda Ray / Naffi Sandwich released the sweetly yearning "D' Ya Hear Me!". The song is now considered a post-punk classic, and here we have a warm digi-reggae version sung by Kyoto composer/producer/vocalist NTsKI ("Natsuki"), with backing...

In 1976, U Roy was the new attraction in Jamaican music. With his first hit Wake the Town six years earlier, he had imposed a new style on the Kingston sound systems, which consisted of taking up local hits by speaking in "voice over" around the choruses...